Jones v. State

Pope, Judge.

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on March 22, 1981, appellant was stopped by a Gilmer County deputy sheriff because the car driven by appellant was weaving. The vehicle also matched the description of one which had been spotted in the vicinity of two burglaries committed on March 20,1981 in Gilmer County. Smelling alcohol on appellant’s breath, the deputy placed appellant under arrest so that a chemical test could be administered to determine the alcohol content of his blood. During the course of a subsequent pat-down search, the deputy found a .22 caliber derringer pistol in…